Dispensing and atomizing container



p 1952 1.. D. REIMANN DISPENSING AND ATOMIZING CONTAINER Filed June 1, 1949 INVENTOR. L. D. REIMANN ATTORN E Y Patented Sept. 2, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPENSING AND ATOMIZING CONTAINER Leo D. Reimann, Salem, Oreg.

Application J une 1, 1949, Serial No. 96,543

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates generally to containers and particularly to a dispensing and atomizing container.

The main object of this invention is to provide a dispensing container which is adaptable to a wide variety of uses including liquids and free flowing powder material and it can be used with an atomizer effect.

The second object is to construct a dispensing container of the collapsing type which can be completely sealed to prevent loss or evaporation of contents and which has a removable elongated neck which may be stored within the container.

The third object is to construct a dispensing container of the class described with a filler plug at one end and with a cap covering the filler plug, in which the cap is used as a means for rotating the plug.

I accomplish these and other objects in the manner set forth in the following specification as illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan of the container with the cap removed.

Fig. 2 is a vertica1 section through the container.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken along the line 33 in Fig. 1.

Like numbers of reference refer to the same or similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring in detail to the drawing, there is shown a container ID of flexible or semi-flexible material, such as rubber, polyethylene, nylon or vinyl in any of its forms. The neck I I is integral with the container l and has formed therein a threaded filler opening I 2 for a plug l 3, having a screw slot l4, by means of which the plug l3 can be turned.

The neck II has formed therein an opening l5 which communicates with the tube l6 whose lower end I] extends almost to the bottom l8 which is secured in place at the lower end of the container ID in any convenient manner. It is through the tube l6 that liquids 19 are forced upwardly through the opening [5 when the walls of the container are partially collapsed by manual pressure.

In the neck II is also formed an air duct 20 which intersects the opening in order to produce an atcmizing effect. A thin lip 2| overhangs the opening l5 and becomes a seal therefor when the cap 22 is placed on the neck II and secured by means of the threads 23. In this form of the device I have provided a superior form of atomizer in which the liquid I 9 is brought up to the point of atomization by manual pressure on the container l0 and atomized by air placed under pressure by the same action.

When not in use, the cap 22 effectively seals the container by forcing the lip 2! to seal the opening I5.

I claim:

1. A container of resilient material having a filler cap threaded into the top end thereof, a tube extending downwardly through the top of said container to a point near the bottom thereof, said tube communicating with the exterior of the container, an air duct in the top of said container intersecting the outlet of said tube, a lip formed above said outlet and air duct, and a cap threaded on the top of said container adapted to bear upon said lip and close said outlet.

2. A container of resilient material having partially collapsible sides and having a neck forming a top therefor, said neck having a threaded filler cap therein, said neck also having a tube extending downwardly toward the bottom of the container and opening outwardly through the top thereof, an air duct in said neck intersecting the outlet of said tube, said air duct having a, thin lip extending beyond the end of said neck across the outlet of said tube, a cap for said duct adapted to engage said lip for closing said outlet when said cap is tightened upon said neck.

LEO D. REIMANN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 238,343 Butler et al Mar. 1, 1881 252,519 Righter et a1 Jan. 17, 1882 553,765 Ruppolt Jan. 28, 1896 1,387,211 Sweeny Aug. 9, 1921 1,728,215 Pierce Sept. 17, 1929 1,808,662 Kline June 2, 1931 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 263,699 Great Britain Jan. 6, 1927 

